The Neurodivergent
Social Worker

Nov 17, 20214 min read

The Dyslexic Advantage: Spotting patterns and making predictions.

Last week, we explored what Narrative reasoning looks like in social work practice and the impact it can have in and on our practice with...

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Nov 10, 20216 min read

The Dyslexic Advantage: narrative reasoning

What is narrative reasoning? To understand narrative reasoning, we first need to understand memory. Memory and narrative reasoning are...

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Nov 3, 20215 min read

The Dyslexic Advantage: big picture thinking

People with dyslexia often see things more holistically. They can miss the trees but see the forest. Neuroscience is giving us an insight...

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Oct 27, 20216 min read

The Dyslexic Advantage: Visual thinking

“Millions have dyslexia, few understand it” (Emanuel, 2016) In my previous post The Dyslexic Social Worker I listed the number of...

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Oct 15, 20217 min read

Consequences of the 'shame game' in management practice

We have all experienced the uncomfortable, unsettling, and unbearable feelings of shame and guilt in our lives. I for one would try to...

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Oct 3, 20219 min read

Reflections about re-traumatisation from sensationalised media reporting.

Over the last week, the court case surrounding Sarah Everard’s murder has been widely aired on tv, reported in newspapers, and shared...

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Sep 22, 20217 min read

Social Work Interviews- Advice for Dyslexic Social Workers and for Employers.

Listen here: My last post, The Dyslexic Social Worker, provided practical dyslexia advice and support. I received a lot of feedback about...

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Sep 3, 20217 min read

The Essential Read: Co-regulation in the (Social Work) workplace

Listen here: I have decided to write a post on emotional regulation in social work practice due to experiencing an implicit yet...

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Aug 20, 20213 min read

The Dyslexic Student Social Worker- Proofreading

Listen here: Welcome to the final episode of the Dyslexic Student Social Worker. This post will provide you with tips and tricks on how...

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Aug 8, 20213 min read

The Dyslexic Student Social Worker- Reading

Listen here: Welcome to Part 3 of the Dyslexic Student Social Worker. This post will provide you with tips and tricks on how to make...

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Jul 25, 20214 min read

The Dyslexic Student Social Worker- Essays

Listen here: Part two of the Dyslexic Student Social Worker moves on from exploring how to write lecture notes and moves on to discuss...

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Jul 9, 20214 min read

The Dyslexic Student Social Worker- How to take great notes

Listen here: The next four bite-size posts aim to provide dyslexic social work students with some tips and tricks to help them along...

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Jul 1, 20216 min read

Student Social Work Hub- Opening the Curtain on Dyslexia in Social Work

Listen here: In case you missed it, below is the post I wrote for the Student Social Work Hub. I am in my second year of practice as a...

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Jun 24, 202110 min read

The Assessed and Supported Year in..... WHAT?

So, you have submitted your final assignment, finished your final placement and you are ready to begin a challenging and fulfilling...

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Jun 18, 20217 min read

The Dyslexic Social Worker

Listen here: As a social worker with dyslexia, I felt an important part of this website and my blog would be to acknowledge the large...

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Jun 11, 20218 min read

Mark Finnis- A Restorative/Relational Practice Hero?

I had originally planned for the first blog post to be about the social work Assessed and Supported Year in Employment. However, I...

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